Answer by Michael Tropotov for OpenWrt vs DDWrt
I found DD-WRT on Archer C7 with wifi 5Mhz doesn't work properly and speed even less than on wi-fi 2.5 Mhz! Reflashed to OpenWrt and all problems disappeared. The interface oin OpenWrt is less...
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I use an old Netgear wndr3700v4 as an extender (a dumb AP) with a powerline adapter backhaul to my main router. I was experiencing wireless dropouts (not signal issues, dropouts) on DD-WRT. I recently...
View ArticleAnswer by nponeccop for OpenWrt vs DDWrt
An important consideration these days is router security.Out of the three distributions, only the OpenWRT has a security advisories page:https://openwrt.org/advisory/startSo basically from security...
View ArticleAnswer by ifconface for OpenWrt vs DDWrt
I might add another category (or subcategory) to the main questions:upgradeability/up-to-dateness - Has the core 3rd party router firmware been updated "fairly" recently??DD-WRT; While the widely...
View ArticleAnswer by Ron for OpenWrt vs DDWrt
OpenWRT all the way. Reasons:complete controlmodularitywell organizedGiven these parameters, you can judge the coding is in good hands. I am a developer, and I find OpenWRT very modular, very...
View ArticleAnswer by paradroid for OpenWrt vs DDWrt
I have no experience with OpenWRT (I may try it out some time), and my experience with DD-WRT was relatively brief. But what I can say is that I am very happy with Tomato. While it does not support as...
View ArticleAnswer by lkraav for OpenWrt vs DDWrt
Dec 2020 update: still all-in with OpenWRT, everything works beautiful.Overall, OpenWRT if you really want flexibility. I dumped DD-WRT (WRT54G) for OpenWRT (ASUS WL-500gP) because of this (related to...
View ArticleOpenWrt vs DDWrt
I have a TP-Link Wr1043ND router and I want to install one of these two firmwares: OpenWRTDD-WRTI read that I can install custom packages and do much more than I can with the original firmware.I would...
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